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The Executive Author Circle is listed on Skool. It charges $5 a month.

A review on the numbers, not an opinion: nobody here has joined The Executive Author Circle, and nothing below is a verdict.

Self Publishing for Leaders is a Skool community, created in February 2026, that offers advice on KDP self-publishing and book marketing.[1] The advice comes from a ghostwriter and editor, and it is meant for professionals who are bringing out their own book.[1] The listing speaks to people who have long meant to write a thought leadership book but stall at the start, or lose hours hunting for answers and turning up contradictory information.[1]

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Members
183
Published price
$5
per month
Members, last 38 days
-15
21 Sept 2026 to 30 Oct 2026
Rank by members
#6,034
of 6,080 sellers listed here
Size rank in niche
#1,179
of 1,230 sellers listed in content and audience building, by published members
Price rank in niche
#311
of 343 priced in Content and audience building listed here, highest first
Niche
Content and audience building
1,308 listed here
Created
16 Feb 2026
Skool publishes this date
Readings
17
since 5 Sept 2026

About The Executive Author Circle

Inside, members find a roadmap from first book concept through to publication, plus guidance on formatting a book professionally and on cover design.[1] There are also tips on self-publishing through KDP.[1] The community is set up to give direct answers to each member's own writing and self-publishing questions.[1]

Sources

  1. Skool listing: skool.com/publishing-for-professionals-9809, retrieved 2 Oct 2026

Compiled by Check the Course from the sources listed, to the best of our ability.

What the listing describes
NicheContent and audience buildingFormatCommunity

Read from the listing’s own words: what is offered, never how well.

What is inside

Course modules
43
Courses
7
Posts, all time
353
People running it
1

Counts published by The Executive Author Circle on its own page, read on 2 Oct 2026: how much is included, never how good it is. Listed as run by lynn-smargis-3047.

How we knowSourced & dated
Observed on 30 Oct 2026 from Skool source page archived copy e6308c6ed604.
Observable monthly ceiling
$5
monthly price
183
published members
$915
theoretical ceiling per month

This is not revenue, earnings or income. It assumes every listed member pays the headline price, which is never the case in practice, and it does not account for free members, trials, discounts, churn, refunds, platform fees or tax.

Against the content and audience building niche

Percentile among the other 1,307 content and audience building listings here.

Price · further right is cheaper91st
most expensivecheapest

Held at $5 per month in each of the 15 readings that published a price, from October 2026 to 30 Oct 2026.

Evidence and signals

Listed on 183 members.

Evidence: measured.

First recorded
5 September 2026our first reading, not its launch
Elsewhere
Website

Tracked over time

Member change
No changeover 1 day-15-7.6%over 38 days
Price change
No change confirmed between readings taken the same way

17 observations over 55 days.

Member count
1841861881901921941961981835 Sept 202630 Oct 2026change
Monthly price
$5$52 Oct 202630 Oct 2026

Observation log

Observation log
ObservedMembersChangePriceCeiling / month
30 Oct 20261830$5 per month$915
29 Oct 2026183-1$5 per month$915
28 Oct 2026184-1$5 per month$920
24 Oct 2026185-1$5 per month$925
20 Oct 20261860$5 per month$930
19 Oct 20261860$5 per month$930
16 Oct 20261860$5 per month$930
14 Oct 20261860$5 per month$930
13 Oct 2026186-12$5 per month$930
12 Oct 20261980$5 per month$990
11 Oct 20261980$5 per month$990
9 Oct 20261980$5 per month$990
8 Oct 20261980$5 per month$990
4 Oct 20261980$5 per month$990
2 Oct 20261980$5 per month$990
21 Sept 2026198+12Free + paid tiersNot calculated
5 Sept 2026186Free + paid tiersNot calculated
Average per week, last 38 days21 Sept 2026 to 30 Oct 2026-3
Average per week, since first reading5 Sept 2026 to 30 Oct 20260

Course content readings

Course content readings
ObservedPostsModulesCourses
2 Oct 2026353+19437
25 Sept 2026334437
Added per week25 Sept 2026 to 2 Oct 2026+1800

Common questions about The Executive Author Circle

What is The Executive Author Circle?
Self Publishing for Leaders is a Skool community, created in February 2026, that offers advice on KDP self-publishing and book marketing. The advice comes from a ghostwriter and editor, and it is meant for professionals who are bringing out their own book.
How much does The Executive Author Circle cost?
The Executive Author Circle charges $5 per month on Skool, read 30 Oct 2026. That is cheaper than 91% of the other priced content and audience building listings here.
How many members does The Executive Author Circle have?
The Executive Author Circle lists 183 members, read 30 Oct 2026.
How has The Executive Author Circle's membership changed?
From 186 members on 5 Sept 2026, our first reading, to 183 on 30 Oct 2026: down 3, or 2%.
How does The Executive Author Circle compare with other content and audience building communities?
At $5 a month, The Executive Author Circle sits below the $27 median of the 342 priced content and audience building listings here. The niche median is 539 members. Pricing benchmarks by niche.
What do you get inside The Executive Author Circle?
The Executive Author Circle publishes 43 course modules, 7 courses, 353 posts, 1 admin. Communities with the most course content.

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